Planning

Room 1 has been learning about ‘Cultures in Our Community’.

  • First the children found out what a culture is and what a community is.
  • They then defined beliefs, rituals, traditions and values.
  • The children were then able to identify 7 cultures in the community they live in.
  • After that they brainstormed all the questions that they wanted to answer about these cultures.
  • They had to select appropriate questions and we made a questionnaire that they could ask people they knew from their particular culture they were studying.
  • After all the information was gathered they had to organise it onto the graphic organisers.
  • We then discussed the information and looked for similarities and differences between cultures in our community.
  • Each child then had to write a similarity and difference from each of the sections: funerals, dance, music, celebrations, weddings and names.
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Keira: I have learnt that maori people say a lot of karakia
and are very respectful at funerals.

Lachlan: I leanrt that Kiribati people are respectful at funerals and I learnt
that Dutch people and Fijian Indian people listen to classical music.

Amber-Rose: I learnt that Maori, Scottish, Dutch and Fijian
Indian people have funerals in churches

Macy: I learnt that Maori and Cambodian people call their aunties, Aunty.
I learnt that Maori, Scottish and Cambodian people have weddings at a church.

Zoe: I learnt that Fijian Indian people fast for a week after a funeral.

Ryley: I learnt that Kiribati people call their Fijian Indian people
call their grandparents Nani and Dada.